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Behind Schedule? Try Manicures By Moonlight

May 19, 1993|By Mary Beth Sammons.

Finally . . . for those of us harried folks who barely find time to blow dry our hair before hauling the kids off to the sitter's, rushing to work, racing home, cooking dinner, carpooling to T-ball practice and ballet lessons, then bathing and coaxing the tots to bed . . . now comes a way to squeeze a manicure into our daily, or rather, nightly routines. And have our toes painted, too.

Nails After Dark, 1130 S. Wabash Ave., and its open-'til-midnight hours stays open way after traditional salons have closed their doors. Clients were always moaning that they "just didn't have time to get their nails done during normal hours," says owner Beverly Williams. To accommodate them, Williams not only has scheduled pedicures as late as midnight, but also wears a beeper to serve clients with nail emergencies at any hour.

"The only time I have (to get my nails done) is at night after work, so I really appreciate this service," says Nails After Dark regular Barbara Bates, fashion designer to stars including Michael Jordan, Whitney Houston and Scottie Pippen, and owner of B.A.B. Designs.

Adds Michelle McCann, also an After Dark regular and a personnel assistant for the Internal Revenue Service: "Once I had to beep her, because my nail broke and I had a funeral the next day. I just whipped in there at night and it was fixed."